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During cytokinesis, the cell divides into two by the process of

  • Apoptosis
  • Binary fission
  • Mitosis (correct)
  • Meiosis

Which of the following structures is responsible for cytokinesis in animal cells?

  • Nucleus
  • Contractile ring (correct)
  • Golgi apparatus
  • Centrosome

When does cytokinesis begin and end in the cell cycle?

  • Interphase to prophase
  • Prophase to metaphase
  • Anaphase to telophase (correct)
  • Telophase to interphase

Which part of the mitotic spindle in animal cells determines the plane of cell division?

<p>The astral microtubules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the mitotic spindle is tugged into a new position in early anaphase?

<p>The cleavage furrow disappears (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In some cells, where is the site of contractile ring assembly chosen before mitosis?

<p>In the cortex during a previous cell cycle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the symmetry of cell division in most animal cells?

<p>The placement of the mitotic spindle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about asymmetric cell division?

<p>It involves the segregation of fate determinants to one side of the cell. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of motor proteins in asymmetric cell division?

<p>They help in the movement of the spindle within the dividing cell. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the contractile ring in cytokinesis?

<p>To generate the force for dividing the cytoplasm in two. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the contractile ring constrict during cytokinesis?

<p>By decreasing its total volume and the number of filaments it contains. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of mitosis is thought to have evolved separately from a common ancestor resembling the modern hypermastigote spindle?

<p>Both open and closed mitosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cytokinesis in the cell division process?

<p>To divide the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell into two daughter cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to each daughter cell after the completion of telophase and cytokinesis?

<p>They enter the interphase of the cell cycle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure guides the assembly of the cell plate during cytokinesis in higher plant cells?

<p>Phragmoplast (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which protein is responsible for the recruitment of all other cell division proteins to the division site in bacteria?

<p>FtsZ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which protein has apparently taken over the function of FtsZ in mitochondrial division in fungi and animal cells?

<p>Dynamin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the preprophase band in higher-plant cells?

<p>To determine the exact position and orientation of the cell plate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first visible sign that a higher-plant cell has become committed to divide in a particular plane?

<p>Formation of the preprophase band (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does binary fission in procaryotes differ from cytokinesis in higher plant cells?

<p>Binary fission depends on filaments made of the FtsZ protein (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which organisms does mitosis depend on a membrane-attachment mechanism, where the chromosomes have to bind to the inner nuclear membrane for segregation?

<p>Dinoflagellate Cryphthecodinium cohnii (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which organisms does the spindle remain outside the nucleus and press on the outside of the nuclear envelope during mitosis?

<p>Hypermastigotes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organelles cannot assemble spontaneously from their individual components?

<p>Endoplasmic reticulum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the actin filaments in the contractile ring when microtubules are depolymerized?

<p>They become less organized (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Rho A in cytokinesis?

<p>It stimulates actin polymerization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are membrane-enclosed organelles segregated when a cell divides?

<p>They hitch a ride with spindle microtubules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of the cell cycle is characterized by DNA replication?

<p>S phase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the G2 phase of the cell cycle?

<p>Cell growth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of the cell cycle is responsible for nuclear division?

<p>M phase (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cytokinesis in the cell cycle?

<p>To divide the cytoplasm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA synthesis occur?

<p>S phase (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens during the G1 phase of interphase?

<p>The cell increases its supply of proteins and grows in size. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the G0 phase in the cell cycle?

<p>Stop cell cycle and enter G1 phase for undergoing differentiation. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four phases of the eukaryotic cell cycle?

<p>G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase, M phase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells?

<p>A series of events that causes a cell to divide into two daughter cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main stages of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells?

<p>Interphase and the mitotic (M) phase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the cell cycle in prokaryotic cells different from that in eukaryotic cells?

<p>Prokaryotic cells have B, C, and D periods instead of interphase and the mitotic phase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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